'Skins_&_'Stons Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 As far as Griffey is concerned. He was one of my favorite players back in the late 90's. I had Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball and Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run. I wrote an article for my Associated Content sports assignment on both the blown call and Griffey's retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) I played these two games way too much back in the day! Edited June 3, 2010 by Sticksboi05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trippster Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 And that makes reason #12,347 why football is better than baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 And that makes reason #12,347 why football is better than baseball. Football and hockey and basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyZeb Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Has there ever been a situation where a call like this has been reversed afterward? I cant think of any, but this is a good time to start. As commissioner Bud Selig can do pretty much anything. I really think he should look into overturning this call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 And that makes reason #12,347 why football is better than baseball. Ed Hochuli? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 If this call was in the first, or second or even 5th inning, this would be a non-issue sadly. The ball juggled and his foot still hovered over the bag for a split second on a bang bang play. The ball moving around is what caused Joyce to change his call (he started to motion out until the movement). Is this going to turn into a flame war of who has worse officiating btw? I think the NFL and NBA officials have baseball beat with their infamous tendency of make-up calls to cancel-out bad ones, lol. Not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Ken Griffey Jr. has announced his retirement. Quite possibly the best five-tool player I've ever had the opportunity to watch. Enjoy retirement, Kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) Griffey retired on the wrong day. Edited June 3, 2010 by royallypwned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Ed Hochuli? That was bad but he didn't blow history. The Broncos missed the playoffs that year because they sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 If this call was in the first, or second or even 5th inning, this would be a non-issue sadly. The ball juggled and his foot still hovered over the bag for a split second on a bang bang play. The ball moving around is what caused Joyce to change his call (he started to motion out until the movement).Is this going to turn into a flame war of who has worse officiating btw? I think the NFL and NBA officials have baseball beat with their infamous tendency of make-up calls to cancel-out bad ones, lol. Not even close. It was not a bang bang play. It was an easy call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Yeah, let's not pretend football referees don't blow calls in important situations. What about the fellow that officiated Super Bowl XL? That was notoriously terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Haha! Just imagine if this had happened in Philadelphia. Joyce would've been rushed by their moronic fans on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 That was bad but he didn't blow history. The Broncos missed the playoffs that year because they sucked. So? You can miss calls in both sports. Whether its a historic call or not, it doesnt matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Haha! Just imagine if this had happened in Philadelphia. Joyce would've been rushed by their moronic fans on the field. He'd look a little bit like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostic Hog Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Haha! Just imagine if this had happened in Philadelphia. Joyce would've been rushed by their moronic fans on the field. I'm a Phillies fan and I can assure you that we would not have rushed the field. The Cops here use tazers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 So? You can miss calls in both sports. Whether its a historic call or not, it doesnt matter. Hey we didn't say it was the only reason football was better. We said it was reason 12,347. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Hey we didn't say it was the only reason football was better. We said it was reason 12,347. Touche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 That's one of the damnedest shames I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Joyce should be suspended for a while. That was an inexcusable missed call. The guy was out. Good call Joyce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Joyce should be suspended for a while. That was an inexcusable missed call. The guy was out. Good call Joyce. He owned up to it, and I'm sure he feels horrible. Maybe suspend him for a few games, but the man honestly owned up to it instantly<<<<get it? Hello baseball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 It was not a bang bang play. It was an easy call. Did you see the other camera angles? You may understand Joyce's mid-motion reversal then. And his foot wasn't down immediately, it came down toward the back of the bag, the far side edge of the runner, and by then it was bang-bang with the ball moving all over the place in the glove (that's what Joyce saw from his angle, the ball didn't stop until after the runner hit the bag). But anyway, I was under the impression that the edge went to the runner in close calls at first base regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 ESPNNews just said players recently voted Joyce the 2nd best umpire in baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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